Johnny Depp dons another hat for Burton
Hollywood Reporter - 24th Sep 2008
Johnny Depp:
Johnny Depp will preside over the manic tea party in
Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" as the Mad Hatter.
Depp and
Burton -- who first worked together in 1990's "Edward Scissorhands" and most recently collaborated on "Sweeney Todd" -- have formed one of the longest-running director-actor partnerships in modern Hollywood. And so when
Burton committed to filming a new live-action/CG version of "Alice,"
Depp was touted as the most likely candidate to play the Mad Hatter -- after all, having worked with
Burton on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," he's practiced in wearing a top hat.
Disney formally announced the casting Wednesday at a studio presentation.
Mia Wasikowska, the young Australian actress who scored in HBO's "In Treatment," had previously been cast as Alice.
Matt Lucas, who stars in the sketch comedy series "Little Britain USA," which debuts on HBO Sunday, is set to play the dual roles of Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
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